With fall upon us and NOAA forecasting a high probability of El Nino this season, Northern California is primed to go off. Program 3 by Hunter Martinez sets the tone. Focused on surfing by Nate Tyler, Noah Wegric, and Nat Young, this edit will get you psyched to reach for your hooded suit, booties, and […]
Nazare has been pumping out some heavy gems lately. This footage of Sebastian Steudtner takes you there – up close and droney. Check out some healthy white veins on mountains of water and a few quality tow lines – then “wait for it.” sources and links: Máquina Voadora
Deciding what to cut out of a film is often as critical as figuring out what to put in the finished project. It’s not unusual for the proverbial cutting room floor to be littered with quality clips and intriguing imagery that doesn’t fit into the original piece. Stringing B-sides together, as Ben Gulliver does with […]
The Canadian landscape is so vast that its backdrops have backdrops – an inspiring visual echo that sets it apart from much of the surf world. Navigating to the surf, though, is no joke. Dense fog, icy water temps, and heavy weather patterns ensure that the crowd factor remains virtually nil. “On & ON Volume […]
Staying warm in cold water is a super power many of us take for granted. A few precious millimeters of insulation turn an otherwise hypothermia inducing environment into a watery playground. And yet, we rarely take a moment to appreciate how amazing our wetsuits are, let alone care for them properly. With this in mind, […]
Jack O’Neill will be remembered as a legend in surf history for pioneering the invention of a wetsuit specifically created for surfing. His willingness to research, develop, and evolve the design opened doors to vast stretches of ocean, and expanded the surfing population’s understanding of what was surfable. From the San Francisco Bay Area where […]
The Seawolf, by Ben Gulliver is a full force surf film – not a novelty cold water adventure documentary. As Gulliver put it, “We wanted to make a cold water feature surf film that was more about surfing than the adventure of exploring in the cold.” That being said, The Seawolf includes amazing cinematography from spectacularly […]
Back in November, 2016 The Good Brine ran a post about eco innovations in wetsuit design. At the bottom of the article we mentioned a few imagined ways to give your old wetsuit a new life – including donating it to a local surf camp, or sending it to kids in Peru or South Africa. This […]
“I’m into the ocean, I’ve always believed in its healing powers. It has proved therapeutic for people with physical and mental disabilities, for veterans returning from war, for everyone.” – Jack O’Neill I owe a huge thanks to Jack O’Neill for setting in motion the evolution of cold water surfing. As a pioneer in the development […]
Growing up surfing in cold water inspires an appreciation for quality wetsuit innovation. Thanks to Jack O’Neil and the procession of wetsuit companies and pioneers that followed him I’ve never had to think too hard about what I wear in the water. There was always an easy litmus test – if it kept me warm and […]